{"product_id":"rose-by-the-sea-an-armenian-journey-of-courage-and-hope-9781665944137","title":"Rose by the Sea: An Armenian Journey of Courage and Hope","description":"\u003cb\u003eBased on the true story of the author's great-grandmother, this \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"affectingly gentle\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eReviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003epicture book about surviving the Armenian Genocide sparkles with hope and heart even amid unspeakable tragedy--perfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Proudest Blue \u003c\/i\u003eand Yuyi Morales's \u003ci\u003eDreamers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRose is what my parents call me: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDzovinar, their rose by the sea.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDzovinar (\"zill-ven-ar\") lives with her family in Armenia, where the hillside is dotted with sheep and the apricot trees bloom every spring. She loves her home--but one day, soldiers storm her village, and she returns to an empty house. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir parents gone, Dzovinar and her sister are forced to flee. Afraid and alone, they journey across the desert, then over the ocean: first to France and then to America, where they hope a new future will bloom. Changed but not lost, Dzovinar takes root in a new land...forever a rose by the sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atheneum Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781665944137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 9.00w x 0.13d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2026 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rebecca Rose Mooradian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52147089178805,"sku":"9781665944137","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ec5baa00-e08d-4126-a947-11305a2f949c.jpg?v=1767678811","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/rose-by-the-sea-an-armenian-journey-of-courage-and-hope-9781665944137","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}